I took Japan's famous bullet train Shinkansen for the first time. My trip from Osaka to Tokyo was quick with comfy seats, but ...

With its picturesque train routes, Japan offers expansive views of the country's diverse landscapes. The local railways offer some of the most stunning views for the slow traveller. From rolling ...

If you are afraid of heights, please bear with it for a little while,” the train driver called out while blowing shimmering ...

Brits waiting on chilly, wet railway platforms in the middle of winter for another late arrival may wish the UK could be more like Japan. With its amazing Shinkansen line seeing trains hurtling ...

And with that, my ‘off the beaten track’ tour around central Japan with a group of strangers began, a little more intimately ...

The scenic Saga Arashiyama area ... and to start planning your next rail adventure through this fascinating country. Alice Peacock was a guest of Japan Experience, the Mandarin Oriental, Hotel ...

‘Don’t worry about swimwear, you have to be naked for the Onsen hot spring’. And with that, my ‘off the beaten track’ tour ...